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For like 10 years in every thread about social media someone brings up their “own political agenda” but never specifies what they mean. If the main objective is
by nest0r 5y ago
For like 10 years in every thread about social media someone brings up their “own political agenda” but never specifies what they mean. If the main objective is maximizing profits there can’t be a strong political agenda because with every shift in governance the way to maximize profit will also shift. This whole political debate about social networks is just stupid they are cooperations first and if there is profit to be made they will take it no matter if it’s left or right.
- gdulli 5y ago> If the main objective is maximizing profits there can’t be a strong political agenda because with every shift in governance the way to maximize profit will also shift Even more simply, companies like Facebook and Twitter are stuck in the middle if for no other reason than they can't lose either half of their audience. They're happy if a few extremists peel off to their "free speech" platforms, because it's less headache for them and they don't have to worry about those platforms appealing to the mainstream. They themselves will obviously never do anything to lose the mainstream on either side.